Emotional Numbness (Emotionally Numb) Anxiety Symptom

Emotional Numbness (devoid of emotions; no emotions) is a common anxiety symptom. This video explains why anxiety can cause this symptom and what you can do to get rid of it.

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[Apathy]

I've been like this for two years, but it's varied in severity. In 2022 I was mostly numb but I had a lot of anger due to me taking Adderall. As soon as I came off of the adderall i'm left with nothing at all. I keep trying to tell people including my mom and my sister and my dad but they don't understand and always try to offer worthless "help" to me tellnig me I need to get out of the house more. They don't understand that NOTHING HELPS. I don't make decisions anymore. I have no emotions and i"m not connected with life anymore. I just go day to day living without caring. Before I was numb i was the complete oppposite of how I am now. I had chronic severe anxiety becuase I believed I had cancer and i really thought i was going to die. The fear of death is stronger than anything else you could feel. I still have health anxiety and still convince myself that I have smoething sometimes but I dno't really feel the anxiety like I used to. I still "worry" about it but I don't have that cold terror anymore. I'm in therapy and my therapist wants me to do EMDR but I don't know how taht will help. I don't feel anything when I think about my memories of beleiving i was dying. I can't even comprehend what anxiety feels like when I'm in this state, i'm in a completely different state of mind. So how is emdr supposed to do anything

[crispykett]

Thank you for this informative video. I have anxiety and recently went through a stressful and shocking family incident.However I realised that after I felt repulsed by my partner and close friend, despite them having nothing to do with them. I went through a couple days of grieving my love for them, panic attacks breakdowns and all. After a couple days I’ve just felt numb/ anxious towards them. Have you heard of this? Will it go away? I can’t find any answers about this and I’m so afraid it will affect my relationships with these people who are very dear to me.:(

[marksmith-riur]

thank you so much for this video, it literally describes me right now and your advice and tone of voice is brilliant, really soothing, thank you again.

one question. I have noticed that i feel so emotionally numb that i actually cant feel the anxiety, i cant feel on edge, is this normal when dealing with emotional numbness?

[marfofosternkrumah]

I have it everyday along with feeling empty

[AnaLugia]

Thank you very much for this very informative video! I think that's exactly what's going on from what I saw.

A while ago, I stopped feeling all kinds of physical reaction to my emotions, as if my mind is disconnected from my body. It all started because I was getting constantly anxious and scared about potentially having a serious heart disease and started paying too much attention to it over a period of three weeks, even though my exams didn't detect anything, I was still worried and thinking about the worse and then all of a sudden, I stopped feeling any physical sensations relating to my emotions like tightness or a rush of "cold" in the chest when you're anxious, scared or excited. I also stopped feeling all kinds of emotions in my body, both positive and negative and even my own perception pf my heartbeat has been affected, because it seems fainter even when I'm exercising and it's fast. It feels like everything is numb inside, as if I can't feel anything at all, even doing things I like don't cause the same response as before.

I have never felt anything like this before (or if I have, it wasn't so severe like this) and it's scaring me. Is it normal for it to take so long to pass? It's been almost two weeks now and even when I'm calm or do relaxation techniques, it doesn't go away.

I also noticed that I can't feel stress or anxiety anymore, like sometimes I know I should be feeling nervous or anxious about something but my body doesn't respond to it, I don't feel it, as if my mind and body are disconnected somehow.

I think this is even affecting how I feel my own heart inside my chest because even when I exercise and it's faster, it still feels distant in my body, as if it's numb (and everything seems fine because i did all the exams and they didn't detect anything abnormal) so I wonder if this is also another thing caused by emotional numbness? Since it was anxiety over my heart that has triggered this.

Also is it dangerous to stay too long in this state? I'm seeking therapy right now because I can't seem to get out of this state on my own and I'm afraid this might develop into depression or that this might do some harm to my health in general because being stressed can cause a lot of diseases. I also realized I've been losing appetite too recently, is this another side-effect of emotional numbness?

[animegirl]

I went numb in may 9/10 i was feeling intense fear i didnt feel safe and i felt trapped I couldn't espcape.

I belive i was feeling this way for a few days as well.

I felt lots of tingling in the back of my brain and just lots of pressure in the brain i tried listening to frequency music to try and calm down it didnt work i was to much in fear and my brain squeezed even more and i just could calm down.

I dont know what happend. I dont know how it happend? Or maybe even exactly when at night but i think my emotions just shut down?

I used to be so sensitive and cry a lot everyone shamed me for it they also shamed for for being angry and basically every "negative" emotions when they are not bad right? Im not supposed to feel this way nor feel angry. But its okay if my family can but i cant. If do then there is something wrong with me. But they are normal.

But anyway i would like my sensitivity back to normal. I remember some tears would come out when i went to the bathroom. I noticed one time i did but not all the time like i used to?

Its like my emotions disconnected from my brain. I want yo feel sensitive like i used to permanently. I feel something but i just feel it intensely throughout my while body

[johnpaulagustin]

This video is Life saver ❤️ Thank you Sir🙂God Bless

[bchristopher]

Would love to see more videos like this!

[jeromepye]

Thank you for your video. I've had anxiety for the past 2 years varying from mild to severe. The last couple of weeks I have been extremely anxious, they all have to do with my thoughts (what if), and my sleep has been terrible. Waking up everynight around 2/3am sweat and having racing thoughts, struggling to sleep after that. Since yesterday I have been feeling emotionally numb or very little emotions. Being anxious and fatigued seems to be the cause ?

[thomasiliev]

Hello! I’ve had a question about why I can still laugh and cry but can’t actually feel THAT CHEMICAL RUSH that’s come with it. Also numbs out my adrenaline

[mdbbar]

Please talk about hearing and ear syptoms

[dachater]

Can emotional numbness make your partner not feel his love for you ? I’m in a relationship with someone who is experiencing emotional numbness and it’s so so hard. I’m trying to be supportive and understanding but so often feel unattended to and neglected.

[jade_blazkowicz]

i thought i got rid of anxiety because i was feeling calm, but then i realized I'm just emotionally numb which is not a very nice feeling and i would like to feel again, does it mean my anxiety is still here tho? I did not have a panic attack for more than 2 months

[ellievesey]

Hi, I think I have experienced this too but I'm not sure... I have been feeling nothing when I would cry I'd feel nothing, when I'd laugh I'd feel nothing, and when I'd see something scary I'd feel nothing, I also couldn't feel hungry or tired but I was sleeping 8hours as normal. I started to worry it could be bipolar but went to a psychiatrist who told me that I do not have bipolar. I have had anxiety my whole life and have experienced this symptom after I started speaking about trauma I went through in the past. I do still worry that this could be something much more serious however even after I've been told by everyone around me that I am okay and I am just anxious. Should I be worried or does this sound like emotional numbness to you?

[titchkeat]

I have this now after a meditation. It’s really horrible. I hate it. It’s like who I am as a person has turned off but I’ve always loved meditating so I don’t know what’s happened.

[premiumaimbot]

Ive taken ashwaganda (Cortisol lowering supplement) for the past year and my life has been great, and it had bern great before ever taking it. I am eating very healthy and I do exercise 3 Times a week. Now i have stopped taking ashwagandha for the past 2 weeks and I feel emotionally numb and stressed all the time (I think its high cortisol), I still exercise and eat very healthy but I am crumbling, what should I do?

[diartahazrolli]

Doc one last question please . I’m feeling better i mean i feel calmer and i’m not scared of symptoms anymore, I don’t have panic, antidepressants have helped me with mood . I feel 50% recovered but the other part it feel like it will never happens . Is the process very slow and should i be very patient because i still feel disconnected

[maddierose]

this is really stressful. i really love my boyfriend & it feels like i can’t physically feel the love but i know i feel it. can this be it?

[amaliaaguilar]

Hi, I’m going through anxiety recovery and most of my symptoms are gone m. If I do get any they are very mild and don’t last long at all. I haven’t had a panic attack in a long time. But now I feel stuck because I I feel really depressed for no reason. I should be happy because it’s dying down but I don’t, things seem so pointless and hopeless. Is this also part of the anxiety? If so does it eventually go away?

[diartahazrolli]

Please doc will i be able to feel emotions and love again after anxiety recovery?